Bryan G. Pratt
PEOPLE

Bryan G. Pratt

Partner
pratt.bryan@dorsey.com

Overview

BRYAN FOCUSES ON STRATEGIC PATENT PORTFOLIO CREATION, MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD WITHIN THE MECHANICAL, MATERIALS, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ARTS.

Bryan is Co-Head of Dorsey’s Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Strategy & Management practice group. He advises clients on protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights, which includes companies and brands across the optics, materials, clean energy, manufacturing, outdoor sports, fitness equipment, technology, and food and beverages industries. He has extensive experience drafting applications and managing patent family and world-wide prosecution portfolio strategies.

Bryan has a versatile technology counseling practice, directed at providing clients with advice and analysis needed to make critical business decisions. His counseling expertise includes due diligence, landscape, freedom-to-operate, and patentability opinions, as well as advice concerning potential enforceability and remedies.

In addition to his patent work, Bryan is also skilled in trademark prosecution. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education & Admissions

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2003)

Brigham Young University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2000)

Admissions

  • Utah
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Languages

  • Spanish

Experience

Representative Work

Preparation and Prosecution

  • Patent portfolio development and management
  • Domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution
  • Opinions and Counseling
  • Patent infringement and validity analysis
  • Non-infringement/invalidity opinions
  • Product design counseling

Patent Licensing and Due Diligence

  • Licensing negotiations and strategies
  • Strategic patent acquisitions
  • Product clearances
  • IP due diligence

Pre-litigation and Litigation Strategies

  • Inter Partes Review (IPRs)
  • Post-Grant Review Proceedings (PGRs)
  • Pre-litigation strategies
  • Patent litigation

TECHNOLOGIES

Mechanical Engineering
Materials, composite systems, contact lenses and packaging, three-dimensional fabrications processes, clean energy technologies, agricultural equipment, automotive, athletic equipment, hunting and outdoor equipment

Medical Devices
Spinal implants, minimally invasive surgery, stimulators, prosthetics

Electrical/Computer Science/Electronic
Power supplies, computer peripherals, e-commerce business methods, computer printing devices, printer image processing, computer data storage, computer networking, telecommunications, computer hardware interfaces

News & Resources

News & Press Mentions

200 Dorsey Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Super Lawyers Recognizes 16 Dorsey Attorneys in Boise, Missoula, and Salt Lake City
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 20 Dorsey Attorneys in World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2023
21 Dorsey Attorneys and Four Practices Recognized in 2023 Utah Legal Elite
Dorsey Attorneys and Practices Recognized for Intellectual Property Strength by 2023 IP Stars
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 23 Dorsey Lawyers and Four Practices in Salt Lake City
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Utah 2023 Legal Elite
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Super Lawyers Recognizes 16 Dorsey Attorneys in Salt Lake City
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 13 Dorsey Attorneys in World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021
Seventeen Dorsey Attorneys Ranked as Managing Intellectual Property 2021 IP Stars
Managing Intellectual Property Ranks Sixteen Dorsey Attorneys as 2020 IP Stars
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 13 Dorsey Attorneys in World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020
Super Lawyers Recognizes 21 Dorsey Attorneys in Salt Lake City
Twenty-two Dorsey Attorneys Named to Utah ‘Legal Elite’
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 12 Dorsey Attorneys in World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2019
Managing Intellectual Property Ranks Seventeen Dorsey Attorneys as 2019 IP Stars
Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Twenty Dorsey Attorneys Named to Utah ‘Legal Elite’
Seventeen Dorsey Attorneys Ranked 2018 IP Stars
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices in Salt Lake City
IP Hires: BakerHostetler, Dickinson Wright, Dorsey
Dorsey Salt Lake City Office Continues to Add Key Talent
Dorsey Scores Team Of 10 IP Attys From Holland & Hart

Industries & Practices

  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Mining
  • Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Strategy & Management
  • Sustainability
  • Trademark & Copyright

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Utah Bar Association, Member
  • The David K. Winder Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Accolades

Chambers USA 2023Chambers 2022Chambers USA 2021  Ranked in Chambers USA 2020  Ranked in Chambers USA 2019 Leading Individual  Chambers USA 2018 Leading Individual
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property, 2014-2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2020-2024
  • IAM Patent 1000: Recommended for Utah Individuals: Prosecution, 2016-2017, 2019-2023
  • Listed as a Mountain States Super Lawyer, Intellectual Property, 2020-2023
  • Recognized as an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property Handbook, 2013-2023
  • Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, 2007-2017, 2019-2020
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Intellectual Property, 2010-2016
Bryan G. Pratt